noun · feminine
makedonias
GreekΜακεδονία (makedonia)
Strong’sG3109
Macedonia
stem makedoni-22 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Μακεδονία, -ας, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3109 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-ed-on-ee'-ah
Macedonia, a region of Greece
Fromfrom G3110;
King JamesMacedonia.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | makedonias1×Μακεδονία | makedoniais |
| object accusative | makedonian11×Μακεδονίαν | makedoniain |
| direct address vocative | makedoniar | makedoniair |
| of, belonging to genitive | makedoniau7×Μακεδονίας | makedoniaiu |
| to, for dative | makedonia3×Μακεδονίᾳ | makedoniai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
makedonia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
22 occurrences, every one of them listed
makedonias“Macedonia”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 15:26“Macedonia”eudokala gar Makedonias kai Achaias koinōnian tinan poiera eis toin ptōchoin toiu hagioiu toiu en Ierousalēm.For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
makedonian“Macedonia”objectaccusative singular11×
Acts 16:9“Macedonia”kai horamem dia nuxau to Paulo horita, anēros Makedōnos tinos ate histanarētos kai parakalarōtos auton kai legarōtos; Diabainaratos eis Makedonian boēthasar ni.During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Acts 16:10“Macedonia”hōs de tem horamem horata, eutheōs zētana exerchara eis Makedonian, sumbibazarōtois hoti proskaletē nin tos theos euangelizera autoin.As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Acts 19:21“Macedonia”Hōs de plērita houteim, titheta tos Paulos en te pneume diercharatos tan Makedonian kai Achaian poreuerō eis Hierosolumeim, legaratos hoti Meta tem ginera min ekei datō min kai Rōman horara.After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Acts 19:22“Macedonia”apostelaratos de eis tan Makedonian duo toiu diakonarōtoiu auto, Timotheon kai Eraston, autos epechata chronon eis tan Asian.He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
Acts 20:1“Macedonia”Meta de tem pauera ton thorubon metapemperatos tos Paulos toin mathētoin kai parakalaratos, aspazeratos exerchata poreuerō eis Makedonian.When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
1 Corinthians 16:5“Macedonia”Erchemi de pros vin hotan Makedonian dierchameia, Makedonian gar dierchemō,After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.
1 Corinthians 16:5“Macedonia”Erchemi de pros vin hotan Makedonian dierchameia, Makedonian gar dierchemō,After I go through Macedonia, however, I will come to you; for I will be going through Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 1:16“Macedonia”kai dia vu dierchara eis Makedonian, kai palin apo Makedoniau erchara pros vin kai hupo vu propempira eis tan Ioudaian.I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
2 Corinthians 2:13“Macedonia”ouk echamē anesian te pneume mu te mē heuriskara min Titon ton adelfon mu, alla apotasseratos autoi exerchama eis Makedonian.I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 7:5“Macedonia”Kai gar ercharatoiu nu eis Makedonian oudenan echatē anesian tas sarxas nu, alla en pante thlibirōtois exōthen machais, esōthen foboisFor when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction — conflicts on the outside, fears within.
1 Timothy 1:3“Macedonia”Kathōs parakalama sin prosmenara en Efesa, poreuerōtos eis Makedonian, hina parangellaseia tinoi mē heterodidaskalarōAs I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
makedoniau“Macedonia”of, belonging togenitive singular7×
Acts 16:12“Macedonia”kakeithen eis Filippoin, hotinas atō prōtas tau meriau Makedoniau politas, kolōnias. ane de en houta ta polita diatribarōtois hēmerain tinain.From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
Acts 18:5“Macedonia”Hōs de katerchala apo tau Makedoniau tos tē Silaos kai tos Timotheos, sunechite to logo tos Paulos, diamarturerōtos toi Ioudaioi arō ton christon Iēsun.And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 20:3“Macedonia”poiaratos tē mēnoin treis; gineratau epiboulau auto hupo toiu Ioudaioiu mellarōto anagirō eis tan Surian gineta gnōmau teu hupostrefarō dia Makedoniau.where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 1:16“Macedonia”kai dia vu dierchara eis Makedonian, kai palin apo Makedoniau erchara pros vin kai hupo vu propempira eis tan Ioudaian.I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
2 Corinthians 8:1“Macedonia”Gnōrizanō de vi, adelfoir, tan charian tou theou tan dōirētan en tai ekklēsai tau Makedoniau,Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 11:9“Macedonia”kai pareiarōtos pros vin kai husteriratos ouk katanarkama oudenou; tem gar husterēmem mu prosanaplērala tois adelfois ercharatois apo Makedoniau; kai en pante abaron miauton vi tērama kai tērami.And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
Philippians 4:15“Macedonia”Oidavē de kai vis, Filippēsioir, hoti en archa teu euangelieu, hote exerchama apo Makedoniau, oudenas mi ekklēsas koinōnata eis logon dosiau kai lēmpsiau ei mē vis monois,And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
makedonia“Macedonia”to, fordative singular3×
1 Thessalonians 1:7“Macedonia”hōste ginera vin tupon pantoi toi pisteuarōtoi en ta Makedonia kai en ta Achaia.As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 1:8“Macedonia”apo vu gar exēchitē tos logos tou kuriou ouk monem en ta Makedonia kai Achaia, alla en panto topo tas pistias vu tas pros ton theon exerchatē, hōste mē chreian echarō nin lalarō tinem;For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.
1 Thessalonians 4:10“Macedonia”kai gar poiavō autem eis pantoin toin adelfoin toin en hola ta Makedonia. parakalanō de vin, adelfoir, perisseuarō mallon,And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more